September 2023 Cars Sales Analysis - Sedan YoY, MoM Change, 6-Month Trend | V3Cars

20 October 2023
By Prathu Sharma
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In this September 2023 car sales analysis article, we’ll look at the YoY and MoM change in sales figures of all sedans in India. Where applicable, we’ll also include our observations based on the sales data and possible reasons behind a massive increase or drop in sales. Lastly, the table with monthly sales of all sedans for the last 6 months will give you an idea about their 6-month sales trend.

Sedans September 2023 Car Sales - YoY Change

The Dzire maintained its top spot among sedan sales in September 2023, and reported a drop of 44.57% in YoY comparison
It looks like even in the foreseeable future, the Dzire will remain the only sedan to achieve a 5-figure monthly sales figure as its sales in September is more than triple of the next best-selling car in the category, the Xcent/Aura pair
Among the mass-market sedans, the Slavia witnessed a 69% YoY gain, making it the top gainer
The other YoY gainers in the sedan category were Hyundai Verna with a 58% growth
The Tata Tigor was the top loser amongst the high-volume cars in the category with a 58.54% YoY decline in sales numbers
Among other mass market losers in the category, the City was the next top loser with around 53% decline in sales, followed by Amaze with around 37% YoY drop in numbers in September 2023
Skoda Superb and Skoda Octavia were discontinued over the past year

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SEDANS SEPTEMBER 2023 CAR SALES YOY CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	13,880	9,601	4,279	44.57%
2	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	3,900	4,239	-339	-8.00%
3	Hyundai	Verna	C2	2,610	1,654	956	57.80%
4	Honda	Amaze	B2	2,577	4,082	-1,505	-36.87%
5	Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,791	1,986	-195	-9.82%
6	Honda	City	C2	1,599	3,420	-1,821	-53.25%
7	Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,581	937	644	68.73%
8	Tata	Tigor	B2	1,534	3,700	-2,166	-58.54%
9	Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	1,491	1,359	132	9.71%
10	Toyota	Camry	D2	259	68	191	280.88%
11	Skoda	Octavia	D1	-	121	-121	-	-
12	Skoda	Superb	D2	-	190	-190	-	-

Sedan September 2023 Car Sales - MoM Change

Half the cars in the category saw a rise in the MoM comparison for September
The losers were (in decreasing order of decline percentage):
- Tata Tigor (48% drop)
- Honda Amaze (27.69% drop)
- Hyundai Xcent/Aura (20.28% drop)
- Volkswagen Virtus (16.31% drop)
- Skoda Slavia (4.59% drop)
Among the high-volume cars listed here, Ciaz was the top gainer with 75.62% growth.
Talking about the MoM gainers in September, Camry was second on the the chart with a 43.09% rise, followed by the Honda City with a 7.03% gains

SEDAN SEPTEMBER 2023 CAR SALES MOM CHANGE
S.No.	Brand	Model	Segment	Sep 2023	Aug 2023	Change	%Change	Trend
1	Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	13,880	13,293	587	4.42%
2	Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	3,900	4,892	-992	-20.28%
3	Hyundai	Verna	C2	2,610	2,576	34	1.32%
4	Honda	Amaze	B2	2,577	3,564	-987	-27.69%
5	Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,791	2,140	-349	-16.31%
6	Honda	City	C2	1,599	1,494	105	7.03%
7	Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,581	1,657	-76	-4.59%
8	Tata	Tigor	B2	1,534	2,947	-1,413	-47.95%
9	Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	1,491	849	642	75.62%
10	Toyota	Camry	D2	259	181	78	43.09%

Sedan Cars — 6-Month Sales Trend (April 2023 - September 2023)

SEDAN CARS 6 MONTH SALES TREND APRIL 2023 - SEPTEMBER 2023
Brand	Model	Segment	Apr 2023	May 2023	Jun 2023	Jul 2023	Aug 2023	Sep 2023	6 Month Avg
Maruti Suzuki	Dzire	B2	10,132	11,315	9,322	13,395	13,293	13,880	11,890
Hyundai	Xcent + Aura	B2	5,085	4,707	4,907	4,514	4,892	3,900	4,668
Honda	Amaze	B2	3,393	3,128	3,602	3,386	3,564	2,577	3,275
Hyundai	Verna	C2	4,001	3,687	4,001	2,858	2,576	2,610	3,289
Tata	Tigor	B2	3,154	2,701	3,335	2,684	2,947	1,534	2,726
Honda	City	C2	1,920	1,532	1,478	1,478	1,494	1,599	1,584
Volkswagen	Virtus	C2	1,481	1,631	1,812	1,737	2,140	1,791	1,765
Skoda	Slavia	C2	1,586	1,695	1,639	1,654	1,657	1,581	1,635
Maruti Nexa	Ciaz	C2	1,017	992	1,744	1,348	849	1,491	1,240
Toyota	Camry	D2	63	142	184	190	181	259	170
Skoda	Superb	D2	121	10	-	-	-	-	66

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prathu Sharma

Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because, why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.